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Screening of iron bioavailability patterns in eight bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) genotypes using the Caco-2 cell in vitro model.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 19 Sept 2007
Ariza-Nieto Magnolia, Blair Matthew W, Welch Ross M, Glahn Raymond P
Abstract excerpt
The common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris) is an important staple plant food in the diets of people of Latin America, East Africa,and other regions of the developing world. It is also a major source of dietary iron. The primary goal of this research was to use an in vitro digestion/Caco-2 model to study iron bioavailability in eight genotypes (three Mesoamerican and five Andean) that represent the diversity of grain...
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